{"product_id":"dragon-girl-the-secret-valley-9781449441838","title":"Dragon Girl: The Secret Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Weigel has created a compulsively likable heroine who seamlessly blends her strength and compassion, reminiscent of Ben Hatke's \u003cem\u003eZita the Spacegirl\u003c\/em\u003e. With lovable dragons, flying ships and danger around every corner, this delightful fantasy doesn't disappoint.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A lively yarn whose only fault is that it's over too soon.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eleven-year-old Alanna and her older brother Hamel are orphans and doing their best to take care of each other until one day Alanna stumbles upon a cave full of dragon eggs. When the eggs hatch with no mother dragon in sight, Alanna decides to take care of the babies herself, even creating a clever costume so that the babies think she, too, is a dragon. With their large appetites and accidental fire burps, Alanna learns that dragon babies are hard work  And when a mama dragon finally comes to claim the babies, Alanna's costume is so convincing that she is swept along for the ride as they journey to Dragon Rock, a mysterious magnetic force that draws dragons of all shapes and sizes to a magical, untouched valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeigel, Jeff:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jeff Weigel is an author, illustrator, and designer. He worked with Michael P. Spradlin to create the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of zombie Christmas carols.A Weigel has also written his own children's books, \u003ci\u003eAtomic Ace (He's Just My Dad)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtomic Ace and the Robot Rampage\u003c\/i\u003e in addition to his graphic novel \u003ci\u003eThunder From The Sea: Adventure on Board the HMS Defender\u003c\/i\u003e. Weigel also created an interactive story-telling app for the iPad and makes frequent guest appearances at elementary schools to teach kids about drawing and writing.","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527614173458,"sku":"9781449441838","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aad1476f-7c42-4bc2-8e40-e081207cbee5.jpg?v=1731308322","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dragon-girl-the-secret-valley-9781449441838","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}